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Brag Sheet Template

A free brag sheet template for school counselors and teachers. Students share activities, awards and goals so you can write strong recommendation letters.

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Customize the pages and design to fit your needs.

Your brag sheet.

Share your activities, awards and goals so your recommender can write a great letter. About 10 minutes.

About this template

Students list their activities, leadership, awards, work and service, plus the colleges they're applying to and the deadlines. You get everything you need for a personal letter of recommendation in one response.

Common uses

  • High school counselors in college season
  • Teachers writing recommendation letters
  • Professors writing grad school letters

Key features

  • Activities, awards and service
  • Colleges and letter deadlines
  • Resume upload

What this template asks

  1. What's your full name?

    Short Text

  2. What's your email address?

    Email

  3. Who are you asking for a letter?

    Short Text

  4. What's your graduation year?

    Short Text

  5. What do you plan to study?

    Short Text · Optional

  6. Which colleges or programs are you applying to?

    Long Text

  7. When is your first letter due?

    Date

  8. Which activities, clubs or sports are you part of?

    Long Text

  9. Which leadership roles have you held?

    Long Text · Optional

  10. Which awards or honors have you earned?

    Long Text · Optional

  11. Describe any jobs, internships or volunteer work

    Long Text · Optional

  12. Describe a challenge you overcame and what you learned

    Long Text

  13. Which 3 words describe you best?

    Short Text

  14. What would you like your letter to highlight?

    Long Text

  15. Upload your resume or activity list

    File · Optional

How to use this template

  1. Copy it

    Select Use template and a copy opens in your workspace as an unpublished draft.

  2. Make it yours

    Edit any question or answer, choose a theme, and add your logo.

  3. Share it

    Publish, then send the link, show a QR code, or embed the form on your site. Responses arrive in Submissions.

Frequently asked questions

What is a brag sheet?

A brag sheet is a short summary of a student's activities, leadership, awards, work and goals. Counselors and teachers use it to write a personal letter of recommendation.

What should students put on a brag sheet?

Activities with years involved, leadership roles, awards, jobs and volunteer work, a challenge they overcame, 3 words that describe them, and their colleges and deadlines.

How do I collect brag sheets from a whole class?

Share one link or QR code in class. Every response is saved with the student's name, and you can send them to Google Sheets to sort by deadline.

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